When I was in film school (1995-96, then 1998-01), I kept lists of the best films, performances, cinematography, direction and screenplays in journals, next to bits of screenplays. The idea was to have certain characters or types in mind - usually more underground or independent fare - to inspire me, and a side of creating a comprehensive critical ''dictionary'' of films complete with yearly awards (this was before IMDB, mind you, when paper still mattered).
It didn't materialize, but the lists remain. Here's the first:
Top 15 Films:
15. SLEEPERS, Barry Levinson (USA)
14. BREAKING THE WAVES, Lars Von Trier (Denmark/Scotland)
13. MARS ATTACKS!, Tim Burton (USA)
12. BASQUIAT, Julian Schnabel (USA)
11. LE POLYGRAPHE, Robert Lepage (Québec)
10. CRASH, David Cronenberg (Canada)
9. BOUND, The Wachowski Brothers (USA)
8. FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, Robert Rodriguez (USA)
7. TREES LOUNGE, Steve Buscemi (USA)
6. RIDICULE, Patrice Leconte (France)
5. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, Milos Forman (USA)
4. FARGO, Joel & Ethan Coen (USA)
3. SLING BLADE, Billy BobThornton (USA)
2. DEAD MAN, Jim Jarmusch (USA/France)
1. TRAINSPOTTING, Danny Boyle (UK)
Top 20 Directors:
20. BARRY LEVINSON, Sleepers
19. DOUG PRAY, Hype!
18. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Sling Blade
17. STEVE BUSCEMI, Trees Lounge
16. THE WACHOSWKI BROTHERS, Bound
15. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, From Dusk Till Dawn
14. PETER JACKSON, The Frighteners
13. LARS VON TRIER, Breaking The Waves
12. JULIAN SCHNABEL, Basquiat
11. ANG LEE, Sense And Sensibility
10. TIM BURTON, Mars Attacks!
9. PATRICE LECONTE, Ridicule
8. NEIL JORDAN, Michael Collins
7. JOEL COEN & ETHAN COEN, Fargo
6. MILOS FORMAN, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
5. GILLES MIMOUNI, L'Appartement
4. DAVID CRONENBERG, Crash
3. ROBERT LEPAGE, Le Polygraphe
2. JIM JARMUSCH, Dead Man
1. DANNY BOYLE, Trainspotting
Top 10 Lead Actors:
10. RON ELDARD, Bastard Out Of Carolina
9. EWAN McGREGOR, Trainspotting
8. WILLIAM HUTT, Long Day's Journey Into Night
7. JOHN TURTURRO, Box Of Moonlight
6. JOHNNY DEPP, Dead Man
5. STEVE BUSCEMI, Trees Lounge
4. GEOFFREY RUSH, Shine
3. WOODY HARRELSON, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
2. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Sling Blade
1. JEFFREY WRIGHT, Basquiat
Top 10 Lead Actresses:
10. HELEN HUNT, Twister
9. KATHY BATES, The War At Home
8. OYANKA CABEZAS, Carla's Song
7. GINA GERSHON, Bound
6. VIVIAN WU, The Pillow Book
5. MARTHA HENRY, Long Day's Journey Into Night
4. MARIE BRASSARD, Le Polygraphe
3. CATHERINE KEENER, Walking And Talking
2. EMILY WATSON, Breaking The Waves
1. FRANCES McDORMAND, Fargo
Top 15 Supporting Actors:
15. CHEECH MARIN, From Dusk Till Dawn
14. CALLUM KEITH RENNIE, Hard Core Logo
13. STELLAN SKARSGARD, Breaking The Waves
12. PETE POSTLETHWAITE, Romeo + Juliet
11. JOHN LEGUIZAMO, Romeo + Juliet
10. WILLIAM H. MACY, Fargo
9. ALAN RICKMAN, Sense And Sensibility
8. JOHN RITTER, Sling Blade
7. TONY SHALHOUB, Big Night
6. EDWARD NORTON Primal Fear
5. ROBERT CARLYLE, Trainspotting
4. GARY FARMER, Dead Man
3. KEVIN BACON, Sleepers
2. JON FAVREAU, Swingers
1. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, A Time To Kill
Top 15 Supporting Actresses:
15. SALMA HAYEK, From Dusk Till Dawn
14. KELLY MACDONALD, Trainspotting
13. DIANE VENORA, Romeo + Juliet
12. TÉA LEONI, Flirting With Disaster
11. ASHLEY JUDD, A Time To Kill
10. ANNE HECHE, Walking And Talking
9. KATE WINSLET, Sense And Sensibility
8. JUDITH GODRÈCHE, Ridicule
7. FANNY ARDANT, Ridicule
6. JENNIFER CONNELLY, Mulholland Falls
5. JENNIFER TILLY, Bound
4. HOLLY HUNTER, Crash
3. CHLOË SEVIGNY, Trees Lounge
2. MARTHA BURNS, Long Day's Journey Into Night
1. COURTNEY LOVE, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
Top 15 Screenplays:
15. SWINGERS, Jon Favreau
14. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, Emma Thompson
13. FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, Quentin Tarantino
12. SECRETS & LIES, Mike Leigh
11. BREAKING THE WAVES, Lars Von Trier & Peter Asmussen
10. THE FIGHTENERS, Fran Walsh & Peter Jackson
9. SLEEPERS, Barry Levinson
8. CRASH, David Cronenberg
7. BOUND, Andy Wachowski & Larry Wachowski
6. FARGO, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
5. TREES LOUNGE, Steve Buscemi
4. TRAINSPOTTING, John Hodge
3. DEAD MAN, Jim Jarmusch
2. LE POLYGRAPHE, Robert Lepage & Marie Brassard
1. SLING BLADE, Billy Bob Thornton
Top 10 Cinematographers:
10. BILL POPE, Bound
9. LLOYD AHERN, Last Man Standing
8. PETER SUSCHITZKY, Mars Attacks!
7. ROGER DEAKINS, Fargo
6. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, From Dusk Till Dawn
5. JOHN BLICK & ALUN BOLINGER, The Frighteners
4. ROBBY MULLER, Dead Man
3. BRIAN TUFANO, Trainspotting
2. DONALD M. McALPINE, Romeo + Juliet
1. CLAUDE NURIDSANY & MARIE PÉRENNOU, Microcosmos
Top 10 Villains:
10. QUENTIN TARANTINO, From Dusk Till Dawn
9. JAMES SPADER, Crash
8. WILLIAM H. MACY, Fargo
7. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, Last Man Standing
6. IGGY POP, Dead Man
5. ROBERT CARLYLE, Trainspotting
4. WOODY HARRELSON, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
3. VINCE VAUGHN, Swingers
2. KEVIN BACON, Sleepers
1. RON ELDARD, Bastard Out Of Carolina
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